First Crash of the Winter
02-21-21, 06:10 PM
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First Crash of the Winter
Wet snow sort of pushed me into the snowbank where I slowed and tipped over. I have to say, falling over when there is a couple inches of snow on the pavement is about the easiest crash I have ever had.
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02-21-21, 07:01 PM
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I went fat biking yesterday, groomed trails but snow was soft and really hard not to lose momentum and traction numerous times. Had to step off 50+ times...always into 1-3ft of fluffy white stuff.
02-21-21, 07:13 PM
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It snowed here Friday but today the roads were clear so i went out. I don't mind the wet, but ice is a no go.
02-21-21, 07:35 PM
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02-21-21, 07:37 PM
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Yeah, I should have done that as soon as I started drifting over, but you only get a couple of seconds to decide and I wasn't doing a turn.
03-22-21, 04:27 PM
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I went down twice on the first day of spring in Wyoming. Both times tried to negotiate snow or mud at low speed when I should have walked the bike or picked up speed. No injury or damage to the bike.
03-23-21, 10:07 PM
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A few weeks back I had a 17 km/h crash on packed snow, definitely the fastest crash I've ever had. The snow had been super grippy with studs so I'm not quite sure what caused it. My guess is that there was a hidden parallel ice ridge that I rode up onto then the front tire slipped off of. Lost the front end, made one of those instinctive corrections and thought for an instant that I might have saved it. Then the realization that I'm beyond the point of no return, and what seemed like an eternity before I hit the ground.
I managed to a land pretty flat on my side and other than getting smacked in the shin by a pedal I was good. I do my best to keep my hands on the bars during a crash, I figure that is safest option. Barely any soreness the next day, not enough to keep me off the bike. Even flat layer of packed snow meant no road rash or damaged clothing.
I've got a pretty good run of rides going this month. The day we got the snow is the only day in March that I haven't gone for a ride.
I managed to a land pretty flat on my side and other than getting smacked in the shin by a pedal I was good. I do my best to keep my hands on the bars during a crash, I figure that is safest option. Barely any soreness the next day, not enough to keep me off the bike. Even flat layer of packed snow meant no road rash or damaged clothing.
I've got a pretty good run of rides going this month. The day we got the snow is the only day in March that I haven't gone for a ride.
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Does anyone here practice falling? I try to do it once a year. I discovered that I fall better and hurt myself less when I've practiced. I once had a really bad night of falling on the ice three times. It was weird how little I got hurt, and then I realized it was because of my rehearsals. I practice not from the bike but just from standing.
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03-26-21, 06:12 PM
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Does anyone here practice falling? I try to do it once a year. I discovered that I fall better and hurt myself less when I've practiced. I once had a really bad night of falling on the ice three times. It was weird how little I got hurt, and then I realized it was because of my rehearsals. I practice not from the bike but just from standing.
